System and Method for Managing Conditional Access Blackout Events In A Video Data Distribution System
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer configure blackout event data for a blackout event in a data distribution system, the computer program comprising instructions to configure at the data distribution system, blackout event data indicating at least one event criterion data for selecting client devices subject to the blackout event for restricted content data;
- instructions to configure in a Blackout Management system at the data distribution system, client devices into a client device group subject to the blackout event in accordance with the event criterion data;
instructions to configure in the Blackout Management system at the data distribution system, at least one substitution event data table for the client device group; and
instructions to send from the Blackout Management system in the data distribution system, restricted content data and the substitution event data table embedded in the restricted content data to each client device in the client device group.
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Abstract
A computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer configure blackout event data indicating at least one event criterion data for selecting client devices subject to the blackout event for restricted content data; configure client devices into a client device group subject to the blackout event in accordance with the event criterion data; configure at least one substitution event data table for the client device group; and send restricted content and the substitution event data table embedded in the restricted content data to each client device in the client device group.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer configure blackout event data for a blackout event in a data distribution system, the computer program comprising instructions to configure at the data distribution system, blackout event data indicating at least one event criterion data for selecting client devices subject to the blackout event for restricted content data;
- instructions to configure in a Blackout Management system at the data distribution system, client devices into a client device group subject to the blackout event in accordance with the event criterion data;
instructions to configure in the Blackout Management system at the data distribution system, at least one substitution event data table for the client device group; and
instructions to send from the Blackout Management system in the data distribution system, restricted content data and the substitution event data table embedded in the restricted content data to each client device in the client device group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- instructions to configure in a Blackout Management system at the data distribution system, client devices into a client device group subject to the blackout event in accordance with the event criterion data;
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10. A computer readable medium containing computer program instructions data, the computer program comprising instructions embedded in the computer readable medium, that when executed by a computer, configure a blackout event at a client device, the computer program further comprising instructions to receive at the client device from a Blackout Management System, restricted content data and substitution event table data embedded in the restricted content data;
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instructions to send over the second client processor interface to the Blackout Management System, client device retune activity data from the client device for correlating at the Blackout Management System, blackout event data with the retune activity data to verify the occurrence of the blackout event at the client device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A Blackout Management system for configuring blackout event data for a blackout event in a data distribution system, the system comprising:
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A processor in data communication with a computer readable medium; and A first processor interface for receiving blackout event data; A second processor interface for receiving event criterion data; A third processor interface for sending substitution event table data; A computer program comprising instructions embedded in the computer readable medium, that when executed by a computer, configure blackout event data for a blackout event in a data distribution system, the computer program further comprising instructions to configure in the Blackout Management system, blackout event data indicating at least one blackout event criterion data for selecting client devices subject to the blackout event for restricted content data;
instructions to configure in the Blackout Management system, client devices into a client device group subject to the blackout event in accordance with the event criterion data;
instructions to configure in the Blackout Management system, at least one substitution event data table for the client device group; and
instructions to send from the Blackout Management system, restricted content data and the substitution event table data embedded in the restricted content data to each client device in the client device group. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A client device for controlling access to restricted content data received at the client device for performing a blackout event at the client device in a data distribution system, the client device comprising:
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A client processor in data communication with a computer readable medium; A first client processor interface for receiving blackout event table data from a Blackout Management system; A second client processor interface for sending retune data from the client device to the Blackout Management system; and A computer program comprising instructions embedded in the computer readable medium, that when executed by a computer, configure a blackout event at the client device, the computer program further comprising instructions to receive at the client device from the Blackout Management System, restricted content data and substitution event table data embedded in the restricted content data; and
instructions to send over the second client processor interface to the Blackout Management System, client device retune activity data from the client device for correlating at the internet protocol television system, blackout event data with the retune activity data to verify the occurrence of the blackout event at the client device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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